The strange mating rituals of self-driving car companies
THE AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE industry is looking a lot like a middle-school dance. Monday, Aurora and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles announced they...
Read MoreUber unveils next-generation Volvo self-driving car
Uber Technologies Inc unveiled its newest Volvo self-driving car in Washington on Wednesday as it works to eventually deploy vehicles...
Read MoreHyundai Motor invests in Aurora, which is helping it create self-driving hydrogen SUVs
Hyundai Motor and its Kia division are investing in self-driving tech firm Aurora, which is working with the Korean auto giant to create...
Read MoreArgo AI is taking its new generation of self-driving vehicles into downtown Detroit
Argo AI, the Pittsburgh-based autonomous vehicle startup in which Ford invested $1 billion in 2017, has expanded its testing to downtown...
Read MoreIsrael wants to expand autonomous vehicle testing
In an effort to expand autonomous vehicle testing in the country, Israel is inviting property owners to submit offers for the creation of...
Read MoreVolkswagen concludes partnership with self-driving start-up Aurora, in talks with Ford
Volkswagen has ended its relationship with Amazon-backed self-driving start-up Aurora, CNBC has confirmed. It is now in talks with Ford...
Read MoreSelf-driving urban vehicle transports people by day, collects trash by night
Swedish startup Scania is developing a self-driving urban concept vehicle that is designed on a modular system that could allow it to...
Read MoreOver 1,400 self-driving vehicles are now in testing by 80+ companies across the US
In a talk at the Uber Elevate Summit in Washington, D.C., today, U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao shared a total...
Read MoreSoftBank, Toyota autonomous car venture to launch in SE Asia next year
The self-driving car joint venture of SoftBank Corp and Toyota Motor plans to begin operating in Southeast Asia next year, in its first...
Read MoreYandex promises 100 driverless cars on the road by 2020
Russian tech giant Yandex has been testing autonomous vehicles on public roads since December 2017, starting in Moscow and later expanding...
Read MoreDon’t tell lidar foe Elon Musk but this maker of the robo-car vision tech just raised $170 million
Innoviz Technologies, a maker of laser lidar sensors for self-driving and highly automated cars, just closed a $170 million funding round,...
Read MoreHow Bosch maintains record pace despite multiple global challenges
Some of the biggest European auto suppliers have seen their profits slump over the past year, but Robert Bosch — the largest of them...
Read MoreInnoviz extends funding round to $170 million to bring its lidar tech to self-driving cars
Just a few months ago, Innoviz became one of the better capitalized lidar startups when it announced it had raised $132 million in a...
Read MoreIowa City begins planning ahead for autonomous vehicles
As automated vehicles edge nearer, Iowa City officials hope a newly released plan will help the community adapt to the new technology as...
Read MoreThere’s a drivers ed course for those who test self-driving cars on public roads
The combination of fatal accidents involving self-driving test vehicles and a lack of public trust regarding their safety is leading many...
Read MoreTNO and Siemens put connected and automated driving in the fast lane
At the ITS European Conference in Eindhoven, June 3 -6, 2019, TNO and Siemens announced that Streetwise, TNO’s real-world scenario...
Read MoreDriverless vehicles may lead to traffic congestion in cities
A unique simulation for the city of Zurich shows that driverless taxis would not displace personal transport in cities as long as...
Read MoreFiat Chrysler partners with Aurora to develop self-driving commercial vans
Aurora, the autonomous vehicle technology startup backed by Sequoia Capital and Amazon, has struck a deal with Fiat Chrysler Automobiles...
Read MoreOn the road to self-driving trucks, Starsky Robotics built a traditional trucking business
More than three years ago, self-driving trucks startup Starsky Robotics was founded to solve a fundamental issue with freight — a solution...
Read MoreEdmonton can lead conversation on autonomous vehicles, city councillor says
Ready or not, autonomous vehicles may be coming soon to a road near you. That’s the message one Edmonton city councillor had after...
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